Every time Apple comes out with a new model of their iPhone there are dozens of sleek unseen features that most of us never realize. The iPhone 6s is the same as every other model in that the behind-the-scenes features of the model are great and most people never really realize the potential of their […]

The Apple Watch has been available for a couple of months now, and more and more people are getting their hands on the wearable gadget with each passing day. As with most of Apple’s devices, the Watch has plenty of great features and functionality that can have a positive impact on our daily lives, sometimes […]

One of the more forgotten features of the iPad and iPhone is the ability to print documents, photos, maps, and other items directly from the device. Apple first added this functionality with the introduction of a protocol called AirPrint back when it released iOS 4.2.1 in November of 2010. Since then, the ability to print from our […]

Terminal is one of the most powerful tools your Mac has to offer. There was a time that everything was done via the command prompt, but with the advent of the graphical user interface Terminal has been given a backseat to regular system operation. This doesn’t mean Terminal is any less powerful today than when […]

If you’ve ever used a Mac before you’ve used Finder. Finder is an odd program since it’s always running, can’t be shut off easily, and basically controls all your files in OS X. This backbone of your system does a lot of heavy lifting for your Mac, but it can be customized and tweaked just […]

Flickr is one of the most popular photo sharing applications out there today. Pair that with one of the most powerful web services out there, If This Then Than (IFTTT) and you’ve got a tag-team of awesomeness that can be used for a lot of different tasks. Today we’ll talk about using Instagram and IFTTT […]

When you make a new user account in OSX the highest level of permissions you can assign it is Administrator. While this is the highest set of permissions you can assign someone, it’s not the highest set on your machine. There is an account that works above the regular user accounts and can view all […]

Ah, Siri. Some hate her, some love her. The ones that get the most out of Siri know exactly what she can and can’t do. Here’s a cheat sheet to everything Siri’s capable of — and some of it is sure to surprise you.

[Updated December 18, 2014] It’s rare, but through no fault of your own, sometimes that shiny new iPhone stubbornly refuses to be activated. Should this unfortunate scenario ever happen to you, here’s what you should do.

You know that annoying notification banner that comes up to tell you there are updates available for your apps from the Mac App Store? I hate that thing. But there’s a quick, easy way to make the dreaded banner go away.